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Post by john442 on Feb 28, 2018 20:25:15 GMT -5
We are all familiar with Corvette but did you know Oldsmobile built a two seated fiberglass car on a Corvette frame for the 1954 autorama show?
It is believed to be in someones collection today.
google it. It is a really good article. If they had produced it it would have had a souped up 324 olds V8 with about 250 horse. The vette at that time only had a 6 cyl with 3 carbs.
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Post by jcf85post on Mar 1, 2018 7:21:09 GMT -5
it sold for over 3 million 3 years ago to a museum.production of this car would certainly have been the demise of the corvette.i thought the f88 was an awesome looking car.a v8 with power windows against a 6 cyl with side curtains isn't much of a contest.i've read there was extreme pressure from chevrolet to halt it's production.
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Post by RIP OLDS on Mar 1, 2018 21:14:32 GMT -5
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Post by BR[] on Mar 1, 2018 22:24:37 GMT -5
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Post by joepadavano on Mar 2, 2018 11:28:41 GMT -5
Every few months someone "discovers" the F88, or the W43 motors, or some similar item.
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Post by john442 on Mar 2, 2018 20:54:22 GMT -5
I guess more people knew about this than I thought. This car was gold in color. There was a red one Harley Earl drove and then there was a blue one with quad headlights that really looked great.
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Post by BR[] on Mar 2, 2018 22:15:27 GMT -5
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Post by john442 on Mar 5, 2018 13:06:47 GMT -5
Very impressive. I was not aware Pontiac also had a similar car or that the "Parade of Progress" had more than one bus. I think one of them sold for $4M at Barrette Jackson several years ago.
I think that Olds version would have out sold the vette if it had been produced.
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